 A sentimental melodrama adapted from Alfred's 1966 hit Off-Broadway play, "Hogan's Goat", the musical is set in Brooklyn in May 1890, when the borough still had its own mayor and power-hungry chieftains battled each other for control of the Irish community.Matt Stanton becomes a protégé of the mayor, steals his mistress, and appears to be on his way to a big power grab until his wife Kathleen interferes with his plans with a few ideas of her own.The musical had pre-Broadway tryouts in New Haven and Boston at the Colonial Theatre (in February 1970).